Easton man dies in I-78 crash in northern NJ

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — An elderly Pennsylvania man was killed when he lost control of his car while driving on a northern New Jersey highway and collided with another vehicle.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — An elderly Pennsylvania man was killed when he lost control of his car while driving on a northern New Jersey highway and collided with another vehicle.

State police said 79-year-old William Lawson of Easton was killed in the crash, which occurred just before 3 p.m. Saturday on Route 78 in Clinton Township. But the cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Lawson was westbound when his car veered off to the right side of the highway. He then swerved back across all three westbound lanes and hit a guard rail before his car was struck by another vehicle.

The two people in that vehicle, a Franklin Township couple, escaped with only minor injuries.Lawson was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.